When the familiar becomes unfamiliar, we call it uncanny. That is to say, when something almost satisfies our brain’s search for human likeness, but falls short by a small margin, we experience a characteristic sense of unease at the sight of it. This is our understanding of what it is about realistic androids and almost-perfect-but-not-quite CGI that makes our skin crawl, and it stems from Freudian theory surrounding the German word “unheimlich.” Freud tells us that the unheimlich, or unhomely, is our experience when confronted with something that is like home to us, but is made wrong somehow. How do you incorporate the unheimlich, or uncanny, into your artwork? Does your work illicit a visceral reaction from the viewer, or traverse the boundary between perfect and imperfect human likeness? We want to see your most uncomfortably human and impalpably imperfect images.
Temporary
L.A. Photo Curator ‘What Lies Ahead? curated by Susan Spiritus
What lies ahead?
Susan says, “As we cautiously emerge from a year and a half of ‘almost’ hibernation, we do so with great care, some serious
worries and many unknowns.
What lies ahead?
It’s very much like the question of is the glass half full or half empty?
Is there a light at the end of this tunnel, if so, what is it? What do you see?
What lies ahead?”
20% of artist entry fees go to charity.
10% of artist entry fees goes to the curator’s choice of charity. Spiritus has chosen The Race To Erase MS
Another 10% will go to the first place winner’s choice of charity.
(To celebrate L.A Photo Curator’s 6 year anniversary please enter either 3 OR 6 images.)
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ALL entrants work is shown on their own page with their artist statement, website info, bio and parts of their CV. Early entries may be featured on L.A. Photo Curator’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
First Place winner receives Q&A with curator. Curator reviews first place winner. One or more past curators may contribute reviews as well. 10% of artist fees goes to the first place winner’s charity. The first place image shows on our splash page for a month.
Kolaj LIVE Knoxville: Call for Papers, Artists & Projects
Kolaj LIVE Knoxville is a real time manifestation of Kolaj Magazine and Kolaj Institute. From the evening of Friday, November 5th, 2021 to 1PM on Sunday, November 7th, 2021, artists, curators, and writers will gather for a weekend of collage making, gallery visits, slideshows, exhibition tour, and storytelling that deepens our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century movement. Kolaj LIVE Knoxville is based at the Knoxville Museum of Art, with other activities in downtown Knoxville.
Our mission is to create a platform that allows us to explore critical issues around collage. Our goal is to create an event that attracts a variety of people working in various capacities, such as art professionals at museums, galleries, and centers as well as academics, writers, and artists. Kolaj LIVE Knoxville plays a key role in the work of Kolaj Magazine and Kolaj Institute, as it is a way for us to become familiar with a professional’s work. Presenters may be invited to participate in future projects. Responding to the Call is how you tell us that you would like to take on a presenting role at Kolaj LIVE Knoxville.
The program at Kolaj LIVE Knoxville will be a unique experience. Our aim is to break down hierarchy and foster dialogue among art professionals working in a variety of capacities. To that end, the editorial staff of the magazine works with presenters to craft a program.
A presenting role can mean many different things: presenting your topic or art practice on a panel, leading a discussion on a topic important to collage, or conducting a special project during the event.
Most presenters present short slide shows about a project or their practice followed by a Q&A with the audience. Topics we are interested in include: historical perspective, art world economics, the role collage has played in an artist’s practice (particularly when their final work isn’t collage per se); mash up culture; the relationship between contemporary art and society; museum issues; surveys of how collage was presented in exhibition; collections where collage plays a central role; the role of collage in various art movements (Modernism, Surrealism, Pop Art, etc.); utopian and dystopian imagery in art; art’s role in the current political moment and, in particular, how art responds to sexism and racism; notions of power in the art world and its impact on collage.
We are particularly interested in one’s experience as an artist: making art, showing art, selling art, identifying as an artist or a collagist, how the artist participates both in an art community and in society in general. We are interested in artists open to sharing how they navigate the art world. We are also interested in various approaches and strategies for collage making. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Artists from Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian, and Queer communities are encouraged to apply.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION: Only apply to be a presenter if you plan on attending Kolaj LIVE Knoxville in person. If you answer No to the question, “If accepted, will you attend Kolaj LIVE Knoxville, November 5-7, 2021?”, your submission will not be reviewed and will be rejected. Presenters are responsible for their own travel to, accommodations at, and registration for the event. Limited resources are available to assist those presenters in need and only after their presentation submission has been accepted. If you cannot attend Kolaj LIVE Knoxville, consider submitting to Kolaj Magazine another way. MORE INFO
Note: Members of the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory will be able to simply refer to their listing in the directory.
EVENT WEBSITE | SUBMISSION FORM
The deadline to submit is 26 September 2021. Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We will notify Submitters via email no later than 1 October 2021.
Questions?
Please send an email to editor@kolajmagazine.com.
Horizon 2.0
Any depiction of a landscape is only a representation of a slice in time and place; there is no reality to it. So, it stands to reason that a landscape created in the digital realm is just as real as an unaltered photograph of the countryside. You are invited to bend reality, invent new terrain, bring your best vista, create Horizon 2.0.
Curated by Karen Hochman Brown, Los Angeles Artist and Curator
Shoebox Arts invites you to submit work for this open call online exhibition at Shoebox Projects, our alternative art space that supports artists through curator opportunities, residencies, representation and exhibitions. This online exhibition runs November 20 to December 17, 2021.
All artwork needs to use digital processes to create landscapes that have veered from reality through the artist’s skill and imagination. 2D artworks may include screen grabs from moving imagery but will be juried as a static image. If you want the entire moving piece to be viewed, it must be submitted as a video. Work that requires specialized equipment to view will not be considered.
Methods include, but are not limited to:
Manipulated Photography
Photo Painting
Digital Painting
Digital Collage
Vector Drawing
Dynamic Painting
Generative Artwork
Fractal/Algorithmic Artwork
Integrated Digital Art
Video Art
Dynamic Painting
Computer Generated Painting
Important Dates
October 18, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST Deadline for submission
November 1, 2021 Announcement of accepted artists and works
On view November 20 to December 17, 2021
November 21, 2021: Zoom Opening Reception and artist talk
To Apply:
Log In or create an account on CaFE.
· Artists may submit up to 3 images for consideration for a non-refundable $10 submission fee
· Up to 7 additional pieces (for a total of 10) may be presented for an additional $5 each.
· Fees must be paid at time of submission via cafe.org
· No late submissions will be considered
· There are no size limitations on artworks that can be submitted.
· Selected videos will be shown in the exhibition via YouTube or Vimeo only. Selected artists will receive details for online presentation.
Eligibility:
Open to Artists residing in the United States, age 18 and older
All fine arts visual media will be considered.
Artworks of any physical size can be submitted. Videos are limited to 10:00 minutes in length
Awards:
First place – online solo show at Shoebox Projects (2022)
Second place $100
Third place $50
Sales
All sales will be handled through the artist. The gallery will take no commission. Interested parties will be directed to the artist. Artist is responsible for timely payment arrangements, any applicable taxes and delivery of work.
Copyright
Artists retain ownership of copyrights for images submitted. Artists allow use of their image(s) for the Shoebox Curatorial online exhibition and marketing purposes.
Karen Hochman Brown is a Los Angeles-based digital artist who uses her own photography as a base for manipulation in 2-D formats and animations. Her explorations in this field have led to projects involving prints on fabric married to laser-cut wood elements and purely digital forays based in line, shape and movement. She studied art at Pitzer College, California College of Art and Art Center College of Design, but self-developed her processes through experimentation, relying heavily on her graphic design skills.
Shoebox Arts is an arts organization focused on supporting and empowering artists, building community, offering peer mentorship, PR/marketing strategies and social media management. Shoebox Projects is our alternative art space that supports artists through curator opportunities, residencies and representation.
Call for Artists: CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series Fall 2022
CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the Contemporary Art Solo Show Series and the publication. Each selected artist will have a solo exhibition for a week in the gallery space (around 44m2). The artists will be also featured in the the e-book, “CICA Art Now 2023,” which will be available via Amazon. The printed version will be available by order.
*The categories include:
– Painting
– Photography
– Sculpture and Installation Art
– Performance
– Video & New Media Art
*Timeline:
September 17, 2021: Close submissions
September 20 – October 10, 2021: Approvals: Selected artists will be notified by email.
Between July and December 2022: Contemporary Art Solo Show Series
August 1, 2023: Expected publication date of “CICA Art Now 2023”
*How to submit your work: Please visit our site for more information – https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-contemporary-art-solo-show-series/
4th Annual Women Artists Art Competition
Fusion Art is once again celebrating women artists with its 19th quarterly online art competition. For the 4th Annual Women Artists art competition, the gallery invites both 2D & 3D submissions from women artists, only, regardless of their location or their experience or education in the art field.
For this open theme art competition, any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration and all women artists are encouraged to submit their best representational or abstract art and photography.
A three-month group online exhibition will be featured on the Fusion Art website starting November 15, 2021.
Best in Show and 4th through 5th Place awards will be given. The Best in Show winners will be invited to Fusion Art’s Annual Group Show in Palm Springs in 2022.
Winners and finalists are provided with extensive worldwide publicity and promotion.
Please visit https://www.fusionartps.com/4th-annual-women-artists-art-competition-deadline-to-enter-november-5-2021/ for full competition guidelines and to submit.
The deadline to enter is November 5, 2021.
